sailboats
Prowling the Coast in a Catboat
Initially designed for fishing, catboats have become popular recreational sailers.
Lobster women, a sardine carrier, and a very old canoe
Lobster women, a sardine carrier, and a very old canoe
Two Great Keel-Centerboard Options
A look at two great shallow-water, keel-centerboard daysailers: the Alerion Express and the Sakonnet 23.
Delightful Beast
Designed by Starling Burgess for his sons in 1912, Brutal Beasts taught a generation to sail.
The Small Reach Regatta
Owners of trailerable boats flock to Maine’s Small Reach Regatta each summer.
Get Sailing!
A few easy rigging adjustments can make sailing so much easier.
Maine Design Benchmarks
Our yacht design critic Art Paine picks some of his favorite boats of the past three decades.
Joel White
Reminiscences about Joel White, the man and the his designs.
Blue Jays, and Lightnings, and Lasers, Oh My
Are you looking for the perfect little lake yacht? Might we suggest a Bluejay, Lightning, or Laser?
Dreamboats From the Past
This aspiring young artist loved boats, particularly for their great looks. A couple of his favorites are Francis Kinney’s Pipe Dream Sloop and a vintage Trumpy poweryacht.
